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Headstone Rededication Ceremony-Rendville,Ohio Cemetary
The Rendville Historic Preservation Society, in partnership with the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, invites the public to attend a special headstone rededication ceremony on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Rendville Cemetery, Rendville, Ohio. This ceremony honors the service and sacrifice of local veterans from the Civil War... Read More
American Revolutionary War Round Table-Ohio’s Forgotten Generals Of Ohio’s Founding
Attention history enthusiasts! On Thursday, November 14th at 6 PM, join us at the Athens Public Library for a special presentation titled "Forgotten Generals of Ohio’s Founding." Explore the untold stories of Generals Samuel Holden Parsons and James Mitchell Varnum, two key figures in the American Revolution who helped shape Ohio’s early history. Their leadership... Read More
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Glouster Genealogy and History Group
Glouster Genealogy and History Group
Spend the afternoon with others interested in genealogy and history, particularly in the Glouster and Trimble Township area. Held the last Tuesday of the month, at 4 pm, at the Glouster Public Library.
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Silent Film/Organ Concert – Sherlock Jr. / Inner Sanctum Mysteries
Silent Film/Organ Concert – Sherlock Jr. / Inner Sanctum Mysteries
Silent Film/Organ Concert The Southeast Ohio History Center is thrilled to welcome renown organist Dennis James on Saturday, November 2nd and 3rd for this double-feature program. The first performance will be a live dramatization of an episode from the 1940s radio show, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, performed by the Athens Moveable Theater. After an intermission, Dennis... Read More
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Silent Film/Organ Concert – Sherlock Jr. / Inner Sanctum Mysteries
Silent Film/Organ Concert – Sherlock Jr. / Inner Sanctum Mysteries
Silent Film/Organ Concert The Southeast Ohio History Center is thrilled to welcome renown organist Dennis James on Saturday, November 2nd and 3rd for this double-feature program. The first performance will be a live dramatization of an episode from the 1940s radio show, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, performed by the Athens Moveable Theater. After an intermission, Dennis... Read More
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Defining American Liberty: New Perspectives on the Fort Gower Resolves
Defining American Liberty: New Perspectives on the Fort Gower Resolves
On November 5, 1774, six months before the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord, a group of Virginian officers who had served in Lord Dunmore’s Army gathered at Fort Gower, above the confluence of the Ohio and Hockhocking Rivers, to consider the grievances of British America and draft a... Read More
Defining American Liberty: New Perspectives on the Fort Gower Resolves
Defining American Liberty: New Perspectives on the Fort Gower Resolves
Join us for a one day conference commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Fort Gower Resolves at the Southeast Ohio History Center. For tickets and more information, visit southeastohiohistory.org.
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Opening of the “Black Veterans Of Athens Ohio” exhibit
Opening of the “Black Veterans Of Athens Ohio” exhibit
Join the Mount Zion Black Cultural Center this Veterans Day, November 11th, from 6-8 PM at the Southeast Ohio History Center for the opening of the Black Veterans of Athens, Ohio exhibit. This free event will feature light refreshments, photos, artifacts, and a range of special presentations. Special guests include The Athens Middle School's Andrew... Read More
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Tantrum Theater and Invisible Ground present West State Street Cemetery History Tour on Nov. 16
Tantrum Theater and Invisible Ground present West State Street Cemetery History Tour on Nov. 16
Ohio University’s professional theater company Tantrum Theater has partnered with Athens-based media arts project Invisible Ground to lead development of a Historic Walking Tour of West State Street Cemetery created by seventh and eighth-grade students from the Athens Middle School's Andrew Jackson Davison Club (AJDC). AJDC students researched local history, took tours, interviewed local experts in... Read More
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Lyceum Luncheon Brown Bag Speaker Series: Southeast Ohioan Engaging with American and World Leaders: Dr. Richard Vedder at Large
Lyceum Luncheon Brown Bag Speaker Series: Southeast Ohioan Engaging with American and World Leaders: Dr. Richard Vedder at Large
The Southeast Ohio History Center is hosting its Lyceum Luncheon Brown Bag Speaker Series at noon on Thursday, November 21st. Southeast Ohioan Engaging with American and World Leaders: Dr. Richard Vedder at Large is the topic of the presentation. Dr. Richard Vedder, economist, author, educator and Distinguished Professor at Ohio University and Senior fellow at... Read More
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Glouster Genealogy and History Group
Glouster Genealogy and History Group
Spend the afternoon with others interested in genealogy and history, particularly in the Glouster and Trimble Township area. Held the last Tuesday of the month, at 4 pm, at the Glouster Public Library.